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One day Mrs. Jones went shopping. When her husband came home in the evening, she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress. "I saw it in a shop this morning, " she said ,"and …"

"And you want to buy it ,"said her husband. "How much does it cost?"

"Fifteen pounds."

But the next evening, when Mr. Jones came back from work, his wife continued to speak only about the dress , and at last, after a week, he said:"Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!" She was very happy.

But the next evening, when Mr. Jones came home and asked, "Have you got the famous dress?" She said :"No."

"Why not?" he said.

"Well, it was still in windows of the shop after a week, so I thought , nobody else wants this dress, so I don't want it either."

1．Why did Mrs. Jones tell her husband about the dress? Because ________.

[　　]

A．she enjoyed talking about dresses

B．the dress was very beautiful

C．she thought the dress was cheap

D．she liked the dress and wanted to have it

2．What did Mr. Jones think of the dress? He thought it was too ________.

[　　]

3．Why did Mr. Jones give his wife money after a week? Because ________.

[　　]

A．he began to like the dress after his wife had talked so much about it

B．a(chǎn)t last he had got enough money for the dress

C．he wouldn't make his wife talking any about the dress

D．he wouldn't like to hear his wife talking any more about the dress

4．Mrs. Jones didn't get the dress because ________.

[　　]

A．it had been sold out

B．there was only one left

C．it had become expensive

D．she didn't think it as good as the first saw it

5．What do you think of Mrs. Jones?

[　　]

A．She talked too much about dress

B．She had no idea of her own

C．She cared too much about clothes

D．She certainly knew how to spend her money wisely

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There are two types of twins : identical and non-identical twins. Identical twins are formed from a single egg in the mother's body which divides to form two separate babies. Identical twins look the same, and are often dressed by their parents in clothes of the same colors. It is often difficult to tell identical twins form each other, even when they are standing side by side. Non-identical twins come into being when the mother produces two separate eggs at the same time, both of which grow to form babies. In this case the twins look like normal brothers and sisters and are easy to tell one from the other.

In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some research into twins. He invited many pairs of identical twins to university and asked them to take part in a week of tests. He was particularly interested in adopted (收養(yǎng)) twins who had been separated at birth. He would give the twins different kinds of tests to study their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory, the ways they saw and heard different things, and so on. Time and time again he found separated twins who preferred clothes of the same color, used the same kind of shaving soap, wore the same shaped square glassed and the same colored socks.

There is a third type of twins, but it is a very unusual one. Twins which are joined together at birth are known in western countries as Siamese twins.

1．It is difficult to tell identical twins apart because ________.

[　　]

A．they are dressed in the same clothes

B．they are dressed in the same color

C．they are very alike

D．they are standing side by side

2．If the twins are easy to tell from each other, they are ________.

[　　]

A．very probably non-identical twins

B．a(chǎn)ctually not brothers or sisters

C．surely identical twins

D．a(chǎn)lways a brother and a sister

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage ?

[　　]

A．In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some research into the two main types of twins.

B．In the week of tests, he tested their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory and some other things.

C．There were twins who had been separated from each other as soon as they were born.

D．Very often separated twins were found to choose things of the same kind, the same shape and the same color.

4．This passage mainly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．the main types of twins

B．what has been found out about twins

C．how twins are formed

D．how a scientist studied twins

閱讀下列短文，并做每篇后面的題目，從四個選項(xiàng)中，選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。

Good afternoon. This is your captain's speaking. We have been warned of the danger of strong air turbulence(氣流)ahead for the next forty miles or so. Passengers are therefore strongly asked to remain in their seats with their seat belts(安全帶)on for their safety and not to use the restrooms(廁所)during that dangerous period, if at all possible. During the time young children should be firmly fastened(系緊)into their seats.

Please observe these precautions(預(yù)防措施)until the seatbelt warning sign has gone off. Lunch will be served after we have passed through the air turbulence zone. Thank you.

1．This passage is ________.

[　　]

2．The captain has asked passengers to keep their seat belts on because ________.

[　　]

A．the plane is going to land

B．the plan is going to take off

C．the air might become very tough

D．children won't run around

3．The captain asked the passengers not to ________ during this time.

[　　]

4．When will the passenger be able to bet up again?

[　　]

A．The captain says so.

B．The seat-belt sign goes off.

C．They become hungry.

D．The plane meets another turbulence.

5．The best title for this would be “________”.

[　　]

A．The Captain and the Passengers

B．Something About the Strong Air Turbulence

C．For Your Own Safety

D．Don't Move Around, and Keep Still

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When several different people look at the same person, it is not unusual for each of them to see different things; when you alone observe one behavior or one person at two different times, you may see different things. The following are but some of the factors that lead to these varying perceptions (感知，認(rèn)知):

(1) Each person's perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning, education, and personal experiences.

(2) Sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what we've observed. It is not necessarily true that person perception is based on observations of a particular person. Your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus (聚焦) primarily on the situation or role relationship. Most people do not use the same yardstick (標(biāo)準(zhǔn)) to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.

(3) Sometimes we see only what we want to see or don't see what may be obvious to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary emotional states. This is a process known as selective perception. Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory (矛盾的) information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. We can ignore (忽視) the stimulus -He's basically a good boy so what I was not shoplifting.” We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information  “All kids(孩子) get into mischief (頑皮). Taking a look from the bookstore isn't such a big deal. ” We can change the meaning of the contradictory information  “It wasn't shoplifting because he was going to pay for it later.” …

1．The first factor given by the author that affects our perception is ________.

[　　]

A．the abilities of one's auditory (聽) and visual (視) sensors

B．cultural background and personal experiences

C．experiences one learns from others

D．critical measures taken by other people

2．While observing a particular person ________.

[　　]

A．one is likely to take all aspects (方面) into consideration

B．one pays more attention to his/her advantages

C．children often differ from grown-ups in perception

D．one tends to choose certain cues (提示) to look for

3．Observation of the same person by two people at the same time may differ because ________.

[　　]

A．their measuring yardsticks are not the same

B．either of them may be slow to catch information

C．the time for observation is not long enough

D．each of them uses different language to express his/her impressions

4．The word “stimulus” in paragraph 4 refers to ________.

[　　]

A．something attractive

B．selective perception

C．contradictory information

D．shoplifting

5．The worst thing in selective perception is that ________.

[　　]

A．pereived information runs against your desire

B．facts can be totally ignored or distorted (扭曲)

C．importance of the contradictory information can be overrated(估計(jì)過高)

D．the same information may not be dealt with in the same way

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Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of England, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouse like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his great surprise, the unusual animal carried its young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said “Kangaroo”, but their requests were met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook's question really meant, “I don't know what you are pointing at. ” Funny enough, the name “Kangaroo”, stuck and it is still in use today.

1．Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea ?

[　　]

A．Captain Cook's guide made a joke.

B．Native Australians could not speak English in Cook's time.

C．Some words have rather funny origings (起源).

D．Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.

2．When the native guide said “Kang-a-roo”, he really meant “________”

[　　]

A．Ah, it is a special kind of animal.

B．I wonder what you have said

C．What do you mean by pointing at that animal ?

D．I have no idea of what you are referring to.

3．We can infer from this passage _________.

[　　]

A．we should learn many different languages

B．Captain Cook made a mistake in understanding

C．Captain Cook was a foolish explorer

D．the importance of a language in common

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When a Japanese friend of mine first visited Britain and first saw a British map of the world, he was very surprised by what he found. At first, the picture seemed familiar(熟悉): in the middle of the map, there were two or three small but long red islands lying between an ocean and a continent. But something was wrong; land mass and ocean had changed places. It wasn't Japan he was looking at, it was the British Isles. Japan was out on the edge somewhere.

Until that moment all the maps he had known had set Japan in the middle of the picture and had colored it red; yet when he got to Britain, he found that the country in the middle of the map was Britain and that it, too, was painted red.

What my friend had found was a displacement(脫離原位)of his country, and, therefore, of himself as well. That is to say, his country was no longer in its familiar place and he no longer knew where he stood; he was disoriented.

Our sense of ourselves and our place in the world may not, as my friend's experience suggests, come from anything real or actual. for no country is in the middle of the globe, except as a picture in the mind. A map is only a model in which we may set ourselves, it just helps us to feel that we know where we are.

1．When the man in this story saw a British map of the world, he found himself ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)stonished

B．comfortable

C．disappointed

D．encouraged

2．On a British map of the world ________.

[　　]

A．Japan is painted red

B．Japan is set in the middle

C．Japan is set at one side

D．Japan does not appear at all

3．To be disoriented means to lose ________.

[　　]

4．No country is in the middle of the globe ________.

[　　]

5．The main idea of this passage is that ________.

[　　]

A．human beings need maps in order to find the middle of the globe

B．Japanese visitors to Britain find that local maps give them sense of displacement

C．our sense of position based on familiar maps often helps to travel from place to place

D．familiar maps give those who use them an imaginary but comforting sense of position

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People who travel a lot fly with Bell Air because they know they will get what they want.

They want to go quickly, and safely, across the country, across the sea, or right across the world and they know Bell Air will take them where they want to go ,when they want to go. Bell Air flies all the newest and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airline. 

Do you want to go go Paris. Washington, Tokyo ? Bell Air will take you there, at all times of the day or night, right through the week, but Bell Air flies not only to the big cities in the rich countries we fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.

People who travel a lot fly with Bell  Air, because they know they will leave on time, and arrive on time : They know the food they will receive and films they will watch will be of the very best.

Bell Air is second to none. When you fly, fly with Bell Air.

1．Bel Air says that experienced travelers choose to fly with it because ________.

[　　]

A．it offers everything a passenger needs

B．its planes fly to distant places

C．it has more planes than other airlines

D．its passengers can watch films on its planes

2．Bel Air flies to big cities like Paris ________.

[　　]

A．every day except Sunday

B．two or three times a week

C．every day of the week

D．a(chǎn)ny time at weekend

3．Bel Air flies to ________.

[　　]

A．the big cities in rich countries

B．the big cities of Asia

C．a(chǎn)ll parts of the world

D．the small towns of Africa

4．“Bel Air is second to none” means ________.

[　　]

A．Bel Air is one of the best two airlines

B．only one airline is better than Bell Air

C．no other airline is better than Bell Air

D．Bel Air is among the best airline

5．The passage was written ________.

[　　]

A．to give people information about airline

B．to persuade people to fly with Bell Air

C．to tell people about airline service

D．to show people the fastest way of traveling

閱讀下列短文，并做每篇后面的題目。從四個選項(xiàng)中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。

April 1st is a day on which, in some countries , people try to play tricks on others(戲弄別人). If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says:  "April Fool", and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too.

One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously turned switches and pressed buttons (扭開關(guān)，按按鈕), but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said: "This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to .There's only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’， I want you all to lean forward suddenly as you can. That should get the bus started again, but if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready."

The passengers get ready and waited anxiously.

Then the driver turned to his front and asked :"Are you ready?"

The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer :"Yes."

"One! Two! Three!" counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief(寬慰地笑了). But their smile turned to surprise and then laughter when the driver happily cried :"April Fool."　　 

1．On April Fool's Day, ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) country bus was going to the town

B．something was wrong with the country bus

C．people play tricks on others

D．the driver looked worried

2．The driver stopped the bus because ________.

[　　]

A．something was wrong with the bus

B．the road was too bad to run on

C．the driver wanted to talk with the passengers

D．the driver wanted to play a trick on the passengers

3．The passengers helped the driver ________.

[　　]

4．When the driver happily cried, "April Fool!" , the passengers felt ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is the best topic of the passage?

[　　]

閱讀下列短文，并做每篇后面的題目。從四個選項(xiàng)中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。

The sounds we hear on the earth are carried by the air. Since there is no air on the moon, people who go to the moon must talk to each other by radio. Dust in earth's air , though very little scatters the sunlight. This makes the earth's daytime sky blue and the shadow are not completely dark. But on the moon the sky is always black. You would be able to see stars in the daytime. Sunny places on the moon would be very bright . But the shadows would be almost black. The moon has no air or wind to carry the sun's heat. So it can get hot enough to boil water places where the sun is shining straight down.

1．People can't talk to each other on the moon because there ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)re not living things on it

B．one can't speak loudly without air

C．is no air which carries sounds

D．isn't any dust on the moon

2．The sunny part of the moon is ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)s bright as that of the earth

B．brighter than that of the earth

C．not so bright as the earth

D．darker than that of the earth

3．Why does the earth's sky look blue? Because ________.

[　　]

A．of the fact that the air is blue gas

B．there is air around the earth

C．there is no dust on the earth

D．of the fact that the sunlight blue

4．Which of the following is correct?

[　　]

A．The sunny places of the moon can get hot enough to boil water.

B．The shadows on the moon would be completely black.

C．On the moon the sky looks rather blue.

D．Every star can be seen by people on the moon.

5．Since the moon has no air or wind to carry the sun's heat, ________.

[　　]

A．it can get very hot in its shadows

B．it can get very cold in its shadows

C．it can get very cold both in the shadows and the rest part

D．the moon can get hotter and hotter

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Finland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious(神秘的)of the countries of northern Europe. Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lies lakes, connected with rivers and canals. The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle, where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer for transport, clothing and food.

The Finnish history began in the Middle Ages. In about 1155, Finland was conquered by its western neighboring  Sweden. After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century, the Swedes won back independence and power in 1523 under their brave king. During the Napoleonic Wars(1814-1818)Finland was passed finally from Sweden to Russia. The opportunity came in 1917, when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to an end. Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany, 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic.

The years between the First and second World Wars were years of progress and growing development. Finland has no coal or oil, and the nation's wealth lies in the timber(木材)from its forests, which supplies material for paper and furniture making, and in the electric power from its water.

1．From the passage, we learn that Finland ________.

[　　]

A．lies inside the Arctic Circle

B．is next to the countries of northern Europe

C．lies east of Sweden

D．is entirely covered with forests and lakes

2．In the history, Finland was sequentially(相繼的)ruled by ________.

[　　]

A．Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Russia

B．Sweden, Denmark, Sweden and Russia

C．Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Germany

D．Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Russia

3．Finland must have been under the control of ________ for as long as one hundred years or so.

[　　]

4．Finland won its complete independence in ________.

[　　]

5．Among natural resources, the Finnish people benefit mainly from ________.

[　　]

A．coal and oil

B．forests and water

C．paper and furniture

D．timber and power industry

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I'm interested in the furnished cottage near Dedham which you made known in yesterday's newspaper, for my husband and I are coming to England in June and will stay at the cottage for three months, Would you please tell me exactly where it is and give me some information about bus and train service in the area? We need a cottage on a busy street. And I would also like to know about the shops there. Do the shops still supply I know they did ten years ago.

I would also be thankful if you would tell me whether you supply sheets, etc, and whether a laundry(洗衣店)calls at the house. The rent(租金)you ask sounds reasonable for the size of the cottage. How do you like it paid? Weekly, monthly or in advance?

I would be thankful for an early reply.

1．This passage must be taken from a ________.

[　　]

A．novel

B．letter

C．newspaper

D．diary

2．In the passage “you” refers to ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) friend of the writer's

B．the reader who reads the passage

C．some person who has cottages for hire

D．a(chǎn)n unknown person living in England

3．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．You must have advertised in the newspaper.

B．The writer and her husband are to stay at Dedham.

C．The writer must have been to Dedham ten years ago.

D．The writer is interested in nothing but cottage.

4．Which of the following doesn't the writer wish to know further about?

[　　]

A．The position of the cottage.

B．Things about the traffic.

C．The total rent for the cottage.

D．the shops and the supplies.

5．From the passage, we can judge that the writer ________.

[　　]

A．is quiet and shy and likes to stay indoors

B．is lazy and never washes clothes herself

C．is busy with her job and has no time to wash clothes

D．is a good housewife and is able to arrange things properly

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When buying a house, you must be sure to have it checked for termites(白蟻). A termite is much like an ant in its communal(群居的)habits, although physically the two insects are different.

Like those of ants. termite colonies(群體)consist of different classes. With its own particular job. The most perfectly formed termites, both male and female, make up the reproductive class. They have eyes, hard body walls, and fully developed wings. A pair of reproductive termites founds the colony. When new reproductive termites develop, they leave to form another colony. They use their wings only this one time and then break them off.

The worker termites are small, blind, and wingless, with soft bodies. They make up the majority of the colony and do all the work. Soldiers are also wingless and blind but are larger than the workers and have hard heads and strong jaws and legs. They defend the colony and are cared for by the workers.

The male and female of the reproductive class remain inside a closed-in cell where the female lays thousands of eggs. The workers place the eggs in cells and care for them.

1．How are termites like ants?

[　　]

A．They live in communities, and each class has a specific duty.

B．Their bodies are the same shape.

C．The king and queen are imprisoned(關(guān)押).

D．The females' reproductive capacities are the same.

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．All termites have wings.

B．Some termites cannot fly.

C．Workers are smaller than soldiers.

D．Termites do not fly often.

3．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?

[　　]

A．Thousands of termites may move together to develop a new colony.

B．The male and female reproductive  don't go outdoors except to form a new colony.

C．There are more soldiers than workers.

D．A worker could easily kill soldier.

4．What termites are blind and wingless, with strong bodies?

[　　]

A．Males

B．Females

C．Workers

D．Soldiers

5．The underlined word“founds”in paragraph 2 means “________”.

[　　]

A．sets up

B．looks for

C．finds

D．discovers

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At more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding it necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some trips are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probably enjoy the experience. If you will be eating alone a good meal, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much better for your digestion(消化). You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, and most importantly, anticipate(提前做準(zhǔn)備)your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage which you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding(折疊)case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy(極其方便)for dirty clothes, as well as for business documents and papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you really can have a good trip!

1．Who is the author's intended audience?

[　　]

A．Working women who have no time for cooking.

B．Husbands and children of working women.

C．Working women who must travel on their own.

D．Hotel personnel who must attend to working women.

2．Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?

[　　]

A．A greater percentage of women are advancing professionally in the U.S. than before.

B．Professoinal men refuse to go with women on business trips.

C．Each year there are more women tourists in the United States.

D．Businesswomen become successful by showing a willingness to travel alone.

3．Why is lightweight luggage important for the traveling businesswoman?  

[　　]

A．It provides space for dirty clothes.

B．It is easy to move.

C．It can double as a briefcase.

D．It is usually big enough to carry all business documents.

4．In this passage, what advice does the author have for married women?

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A．Stay home and take care of your family.

B．Encourage your husband and kids to be happy and have fun while you are away.

C．Help your family learn to prepare food for themselves.

D．Have your whole family take cooking classes together.

5．Where would this passage most likely appear?

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A．In a magazine specially for women.

B．In a restaurant and hotel guide.

C．In a news magazine.

D．In a journal for top-ranking businessmen and women.

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An Italian was visiting New York City. He wished to take a walk in order to see the city, but he was afraid that he would get lost because he did not know a word of English. Therefore, after leaving hotel, he stopped at the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the name of the street on which his hotel was located(坐落). Then he walked on.

Finally, however, he got lost. Some hours later he arrived at a police station. After a good deal of confused conversation, an interpreter was called. The Italian explained to the interpreter that, although he  didn't know the name of his hotel, he did know the street on which it was located. He then showed the interpreter what he had copied in his notebook. But the words which he had so carefully copied were "One way street".

1．The Italian wished to take a walk because he wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to learn the name of the street

B．to know where his hotel was located

C．to have a look at New York

D．to copy some words in his notebook

2．The Italian wrote something in his notebook because ________.

[　　]

A．he might talk to the policeman easily

B．he was aftraid he might lose his way

C．he wished to learn some more English

D．he wanted to go to the first corner

3．Some hours later he was at the police station because ________.

[　　]

A．he had forgotten the name of his hotel

B．he wanted to have an English talk with the policeman there

C．he hoped to find the things he had lost

D．he wanted to find the way back to his hotel with the help of the police

4．At the police station an interpreter was called because ________.

[　　]

A．he was a friend of the Italian's

B．he had got lost

C．he knew where the Italian stayed

D．he knew the Italian's language

5．"One way street" ________.

[　　]

A．is the name of the street on which his hotel was

B．is the name of his hotel

C．a(chǎn)re the only English words the Italian knew

D．is a road sign

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Carlos Al Mahall was born in Manila in 1950, and at the age of two weeks he was taken by his father, a musician, to the United States by sea. He spent his first ten years in the American southland where he attended school. Between the ages of 10 and 18, he traveled in the south and western Atlantic areas, lived in Florida and graduated from his school in 1968. Early in his life he had great interest in musical instruments and in 1965, he learned to play the piano and quickly became an expert ion it. Since his graduation from Florida State University in 1973, he has been a famous pianist. He is not married, saying that his music should come first.

1．Carlos Al Mahall was born in ________.

[　　]

A．western Atlantic areas

B．the United States

C．the cpaital of the Philippines

D．the American southland

2．When Carlos was still a ________, he was taken by ship to America by his father.

[　　]

3．He probably began to like musical instruments ________.

[　　]

A．when he spent his childhood in the American southland

B．when he was 15 years old

C．shortly after he was taken to the United States

D．since he graduated from his school

4．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

[　　]

A．Carlos' parents had once stayed in Asia for a period of time.

B．Carlos began to receive his school education in his early teens.

C．At the age of 15, Carlos learned to play the piano and soon proved to be quick learner.

D．Like his father, Carlos wants to devote himself to music.

5．Which of the following shows correctly the growth of Carlos?

[　　]

A．Carlos finished school in Florida.

B．Carlos spent his first 10 years in the American southland.

C．Carlos succeeded in making his mark as a pianist.

D．Carlos was taken to America from Manila

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Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective(偵探) stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his type writer(打字機(jī)) in front of him, but he had no idea . So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that the had a visitor. Someone had broken into his room. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes(香煙) and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note:

"I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my advice and then you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return!"

Tom read thief's advice. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He was still not a successful writer, and he was waiting for his thief to return. Before he went out in the evening, near his typewriter he always left a story which had not been finished.

1．Tom went to the cinema because he ________.

[　　]

A．Hoped to get ideas

B．was feeling tired

C．hated to see a visitor

D．wanted to see a film

2．The visitor came to Tom's room ________.

[　　]

A．to have a drink

B．to see Tom

C．to read Tom's story

D．to steal something

3．The visitor thought that Tom's story was ________.

[　　]

A．quite good

B．not well written

C．too short

D．not exciting

4．The thief said that he would ________.

[　　]

A．steal Tom's stores

B．write more stories

C．come and steal Tom's things

D．come every night

5．Tom found the thief's advice ________.

[　　]

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Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat sailing up the Thames River. The boat was eighty feet long, flat-bottomed, with big wooden eye on both sides in the front and was colorfully painted at the back.

People came to know it was a sailing boat from Fuzhou in distant China. The boat had sailed round the Cape of Good Hope (好望角) , up the western coast of Africa and finally to England. It had covered fifteen thousand miles-more than half of the distance round the world.

Although it was unexpected, the Chinese were warmly welcomed. The boat carried goods such as silk and tea as well as a number of gifts from the Emperor of China for the Queen of England.

People had always unexpected, the Chinese as a people not used to sea. However, from centuries of trading and sailing in dangerous seas, the Chinese had learned how to build good boats and sail them well. The coming of this sailing boat to London proved once again that the Chinese could sail to distant countries in the world.

1．The Chinese sailing boat arrived in London ________.

[　　]

A．before she sailed to Africa

B．in the last century

C．hundreds of years ago

D．in the twentieth century

2．The boat was considered unusual because ________.

[　　]

A．it was a small wooden boat

B．it carried Chinese silk and tea

C．It had traveled fifteen thousand miles

D．it looked strange in several ways

3．According to this article, which of the following is TRUE ?

[　　]

A．The distance round the earth measures less than thirty thousand miles.

B．The Chinese Emperor gave silk and tea to the English Queen as gifts.

C．The Chinese boat came to London by accident.

D．The Chinese people were not good at sailing in dangerous seas.

4．The boat reached London by sailing ________.

[　　]

A．round the southern end of Africa

B．up the west coast of England

C．through the Arctic Ocean

D．round Asia and Europe

5．The writer wants to prove that a long time ago the Chinese

[　　]

A．carried silk, tea and other goods to England

B．could reach many parts of the world by sea

C．could sail along the Thames River

D．surprised Londoners with an unusual boat

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We must have water to live. If the water we use is not clean and fresh ,it can make us ill. The animals that live in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water.

Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear, blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now polluted. They are filled with dirt and waste which cannot be cleaned out. In many places, water is not safe for most uses.

Lake Erie was once a beautiful lake. Now it has been called "a dying lake". Waste from nearly homes and factories has dumped into it . Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water.

George Washington once called the Potomac "the finest river in the world". Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is a soupy (羹湯類的) green. Suds (肥皂水)  from detergents (清潔劑) used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.

Water cannot be made in a factory. Once water is polluted, it is hard to make it clean and safe. We must learn to take care of the water we now have.

1．Most of our water supply comes from ________.

[　　]

2．The words"a dying lake" in paragraph 3 mean ________.

[　　]

3． George Washington once called the Potomac "the finest river in the world"mean ________.

[　　]

A．this river was not polluted

B．this river was visited by many people

C．this river was full of polluted water

D．the water in the river was used by everyone

4．We must learn to take care of the water now we have because ________.

[　　]

A．we can't live without water

B．the water is to be used up

C．the water cannot be produced by man

D．both A and C

5．The passage chiefly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．not to use the polluted water

B．that we must prevent the water from being polluted

C．that the polluted water will make us ill

D．our water is still clean and safe

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There were two interesting pieces of news items in the paper a few years ago. One was about a man who received a bill from the telephone company for ￡2,000 a month for doing nothing.

The connection between the two news items is simple : computers -the best invention of the 20th century. The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrible mistake ; that man's bill was only ￡23.26. The other item was not as amusing. A man walked into the unguarded computer room of a large packaged food company and expertly programmed the computer to pay him ￡2,000 a month for raw meat which he  supplied to the company. Of course he never sent the meat, but he certainly received the money. The computer wrote out a bill, and even “signed” it. It was only a random (隨便的) check that uncovered the trick. It could be happening in thousands of other companies all over the world.

Computers are not the magical workers that some people say they are. They make mistakes they're sometimes slower than human beings and they're easily fooled.

The US used to conscript(征兵) people with the help of a computer. The army sent out a card, which had to be filled in and sent back. It was easy to avoid being called up simply by spreading candle-wax (臘) on the card. The computer couldn't read the card, and did nothing with it.

It's in our everyday life that computers cause many problems. Let's get back to using people instead of computers, before a mistake that we can't put right.

1．In the first paragraph we can conclude ________.

[　　]

A．the paper is telling a lie

B．the first sentence is the topic sentence

C．the two news items made people surprised

D．if a man did nothing at all for the telephone company, he would still get ￡2,000 a month

2．The main ides of the second paragraph is ________.

[　　]

A．the computers are magical workers

B．the computers can do anything as well as man

C．the computers can write out the bill and even sign it

D．the computers sometimes also make mistakes

3．Computers ________.

[　　]

A．were used to conscript people

B．a(chǎn)re usually faster than human beings

C．a(chǎn)re not so magical as people expect

D．were not easily controlled and always fooled human beings

4．The writer thinks ________.

[　　]

A．we'd better use people instead of computers in our everyday life

B．we should not use computers because they always make mistakes

C．computers are widely used in our everyday life

D．if we want to work well, don't use the computers

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You know you have to read “between the lines” to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. I want to persuade you to “write between the lines.” Unless you do, you are not likely to do the most efficient kind of reading.

I insist, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of damage but of love.

There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property right you establish by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But this act of buying is only the first step to possession. Full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself, and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it. A comparison may make the point clear. You buy a piece of beef and transfer it from the butcher's icebox to your own. But you do not own the beef in the most important sense until you eat it and get it into your blood. I am arguing that books, too, must be absorbed in your blood to do you any good.

There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the standard sets and bestsellers-unread, untouched. The second has a great many books——a few of them read through, most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean and shiny as the day they were bought. The third has a few books or many-every one of them worn, shaken and loosened by continual use, marked and scribblied (涂寫) in from front to back.

Why is marking up a book necessary to reading it ? First, it keeps you awake. (And I don't mean only conscious; I mean wide awake.) In the second place, reading, if it is active, and thinking tends to express itself in words, spoken or written. The marked book is usually the thought-through book. Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the author expressed.

1．The third kind of owners of books must be ________.

[　　]

A．experienced readers

B．untidy readers

C．a(chǎn)ctive readers

D．careless readers

2．Marking up a book means ________.

[　　]

A．writing down difficult sentences

B．finding the extra meanings of unknown words

C．writing in the space the ideas you get through careful reading

D．making notes to show you understand what you have read

3．What does the auther persuade you to mark ?

[　　]

A．Whatever you have given deep thought to while reading.

B．Words and sentences that bring up rich ideas.

C．Primary questions that challenge you.

D．Whatever disagreements you may have with the book.

4．A great advantage of marking up a book is ________.

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A．to absorb all the brilliant ideas it contains

B．to make yourself a part of it, making further inquiry (查詢) easy

C．to make yourself conscious that you are reading actively

D．to enable yourself to pick up the book for continual reading